LUCKNOW, May 23 -- As the 'DNA' war between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rages on amid allegations and counter allegations, hoardings hailing deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak were put up across major roads in the state capital on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday. Meanwhile, the chief of SP lawyers' wing sent a legal notice to BJP president JP Nadda.

The hoardings, reportedly installed by a lesser-known group called 'Uttar Pradesh Nagrik Samiti' appeared at prominent locations, including Lohia Park, Polytechnic crossing, 1090 crossing, and near the BJP state headquarters.

Featuring an image of Pathak, the hoardings carried the slogan, "Appeasement of particular segment, hooliganism and abuse -...